Sentence examples for playoff among from inspiring English sources

The victory also helped him secure a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff among the series' top drivers, which begins Sept. 15.

Mike Slive, the Southeastern Conference commissioner, presented his Plus One model, which uses the Bowl Championship Series standings to create a playoff among the top four teams.

He said there was little interest in a playoff among the members of the B.C.S. -- the S.E.C., Big 10, Pacific 10, Big 12, Atlantic Coast and Big East conferences and Notre Dame.

The World Cup competition in London involved a playoff among the top sixteen teams in the world, who had struggled through a series of regional qualifying matches, playing as a rule some seven or eight games in order to qualify, over the past eighteen months.

12: Notre Dame 3-0; Best chance to make playoff among schools in the "The Group of (Suspended) Five".

Head-to-head leagues are fun to play with your friends, so you can have fun trash-talking during the week, leading up to an end-of-season playoff among the teams with the best records.

His net figure, plus-2.1 penalties per game, was the best in the playoffs among teams still standing.

The four-team playoff was among eight or nine options discussed Tuesday.

Rob Schremp and Kyle Okposo scored for the Islanders, who, despite the loss, are still in the hunt for a playoff spot among several water-treading Eastern teams.

In both games, the Phillies easily shut down the best-hitting team in the league, albeit one with limited playoff experience among its regulars.

Kyle Busch, who won eight races last year before fading from contention in the 10-race playoff, is among those who believe Johnson is beatable this year.